10 People Who Were Fired to Become Rich and Famous



2. J K Rowling

J K Rowling used to work as a secretary for the London office of Amnesty International, but she always dreamed of being a renowned writer.

At her workplace on her computer, she secretly used to write stories and daydream about the teen wizard, none other than Harry Potter. Her employers finally got fed up and fired her. She finally focused entirely on writing and today she is the best-seller author and a multi billionaire by writing one of the most successful book series of all time. This Potter book series have sold 400 million copies and also won multiple awards.

J K Rowling, the most famous name in the book world, was a person who went through tough criticism at her workplace as she spent too much time on brainstorming of new story ideas.